http://pear.php.net/package/System_Daemon/download pear install System_Daemon-0.10.3 require_once "System/Daemon.php"; // Bare minimum setup System_Daemon::setOption("appName", "simple"); System_Daemon::setOption("authorEmail", "kevin@example.com"); // Spawn Deamon! System_Daemon::start(); // Your PHP Here! while (true) { doTask(); } // Stop daemon! System_Daemon::stop();